AmerisourceBergen Corp. (NYSE: ABC), Valley Forge, PA, reported sales for the third quarter ended June 30, 2014, of $30.3 billion, an increase of 38.5 percent. The company reported a loss of $12.8 million, compared profit of $168.4 million in the same period a year ago.
Pharmaceutical distribution third-quarter sales were $29.8 billion, an increase of 39 percent compared to the same quarter in the prior year.
For the first nine months, sales were $88 billion, up 38.6 percent year-over-year. Profit fell 45 percent to $208.7 million.